Next week at IMS 2026 in Boston, Analog Devices will conduct a live demonstration at the RF Systems Pavilion to examine how digital twin technology can be used to evaluate radar system performance at the system level before hardware deployment. The demonstration, titled “Beyond the Datasheet: System-Level RF Insight with Digital Twins,” addresses a challenge facing many RF engineers.
Reaching a complete RF system design solution often remains a slow, manual, and iterative process that relies on product datasheets, isolated small-signal simulations, and repeated rounds of laboratory prototyping. As RF architectures become more complex and mission requirements increase, obtaining system-level visibility into real-world performance has become increasingly important.
The demonstration focuses on digital twins as a method for evaluating system-level behavior for specific applications and use cases. Analog Devices’ digital twin models are virtual representations of ADI RF components and integrated circuits developed within the MATLAB and Simulink environment.
According to the demonstration organizers, the approach enables full-system performance evaluation early in the design process, allowing engineers to explore architectures, assess trade-offs, identify risks, and make design decisions before committing to hardware.
The digital twin workflow also establishes a digital thread linking requirements, design decisions, measurements, and results, supporting both design and verification activities while improving communication between component manufacturers and system integrators.
As part of the demonstration, Leonardo UK will present a radar application model used to simulate probability-of-detection performance. The workflow demonstrates how digital twins can be used for mission-level evaluation by translating component-level behavior into system outcomes.
Simulation videos will run throughout the three-day event, and engineers from Analog Devices, MathWorks, and Leonardo will be available to discuss model construction techniques, model fidelity, simulation capabilities, and application-specific considerations. A live demonstration session will also be held once each day during the event.
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